Charts > Top 10 December 2017

TOWER RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business ~ Proper Records
2 Eleanor McEvoy ~ Thomas Moore Project ~ Own Label
3 Joe Dolan, & The RTÉ Concert Orchestra ~ Orchestrated ~ RTÉ
4 Brian Byrne ~ Goldenhair ~ Node
5 Ciara Sidine ~ Unbroken Linne ~ Sidine 2
6 Colm Mac Con Iomaire ~ And Now The Weather / Agus Anois An Aimsir ~ Plateau
7 Celtic Woman ~ Voices Of Angels ~ Celtic Collections
8 Planxty ~ Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal
9 Sharon Shannon ~ Sacred Earth ~ Celtic Collections
10 Nathan Carter ~ Livin The Dream ~ Sharpe
Courtesy of Tower Records, At Easons O’Connell Street and 7 Dawson St, Dublin 2 Celtic Café Store. wwwcelticcafestorecom

Nenagh TOP TEN
1 Brian Hughes ~ This Day 20 Years ~ Cló Iar-Chonnacht
2 Two Time Polka ~ New Roads ~ Own Label
3 Matt Molloy & John Carty ~ Out Of The Ashes ~ Own Label
4 Sean Ryan ~ A Collection Of His Compositions ~ Own Label
5 Martin Meehan ~ The Fox’s Lament ~ Own Label
6 Noel McQuaid & Friends ~ Live at 38 ~ Own Label
7 Brian Kennedy ~ The Essential Collection ~ Own Label
8 Johnny McEvoy ~ Basement tapes ~ Trad Nua
9 Paul Smyth ~ Paul Smyth ~ Own Label
10 FullSet ~ Notes Between The Lines ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Noel McQuaid’s Music Shop Nenagh www.mcquaidsirishmusic.com

ENNIS TOP TEN
1 Kevin Crawford, Dylan Foley & Patrick Doocey ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
2 Cathal Hayden, Stephen Hayden and Niall Murphy ~ The Bow Brothers ~ Own Label
3 Florence Fahy ~ Tunes From The Flaggy Shore ~ Own Label
4 Andrew MacNamara, Karen Ryan & Pete Quinn ~ From Tulla To Camden ~ Own Label
5 Bernadette Nic Gabhann with Eileen Gannon ~ Here To Play ~ Own Label
6 Therese McInerney ~ Down The Strand  ~ Own Label
7 Liam O’ Brien ~ The Lane ~ Own Label
8 Daire Mulhern ~ Boxman ~ Own Label
9 Martin Meehan ~ The Fox’s Lament ~ Own Label
10 Fergus McGorman ~ Sweeping The Cobwebs Out Of The Sky ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Custy’s Irish Music Ennis, Co. Clare www.custysmusic.com

Kenmare TOP TEN
1 Liam O’Flynn ~ The Poet and the Piper ~ Claddagh Records
2 Hanz Araki ~ Wind and Rain ~ Own Label
3 Sean Mac Erlaine ~ Long after the Music is Gone ~ Ergodos
4 Seamus Sands ~ Across Bridges ~ Own Label
5 The Maguires ~ Little Giants and other Oxymorons ~ Own Label
6 Joe O’Shea ~ The Old and the New ~ Own Label
7 Norianna Kennedy ~ Ebb n Flow ~ Own Label
8 Sean Keane ~ Never Alone ~ Own Label
9 Seamus Begley ~ Meiteal ~ Own Label
10 Amergin ~ The Gypsy Princess ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Soundz of Muzic, Kenmare, Co. Kerry www.soundzofmuzic.ie

BELFAST TOP 10
1 Irvine, Lunny, Glackin, Doyle, McGoldrick ~ Ushers Island ~ Vertical
2 Janet Dowd ~ Home ~ Blue Cow Label
3 Martin Meehan ~ The Fox’s Lament ~ Own Label
4 Sharon Shannon ~ Sacred Earth ~ Celtic Collections
5 Kíla ~ Alive ~ Own Label
6 Nathan Carter ~ Livin’ The Dream ~ Sharpe
7 Mike Denver ~ Me & The Boys ~ Sharpe
8 Tommy Fleming ~ Stories ~ Beaumex
9 Owen Mac ~ Heart And Soul ~ Own Label
10 Planxty ~ Retrospective ~ Universal
Courtesy of Premier Record Store, Belfast

CLADDAGH RECORDS DUBLIN TOP TEN
1 Floriane Blancke ~ Kaleidoscope ~ Own Label
2 Fergal Scahill ~ Wayfairing ~ Own Label
3 Luke Deaton and Jayne Pomplas ~ My Mind Will Never Be Easy ~ Own Label
4 The Maguires ~ Little Giants and Other Oxymorans ~ Own Label
5 Claddagh’s Choice – 2CD ~ An Anthology of Traditional Irish Music ~ Claddagh
6 Colleen Raney ~ Here This Is Home ~ Little Sea Records
7 Dulahan ~ Where The Music Takes Us ~ Own Label
8 Sick And Indigent Song Club ~ Shinbone Alley ~ Roulla Records
9 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
10 The Henry Girls ~ Far Beyond the Stars ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Claddagh Records, www.claddaghrecords.com

Chicago TOP TEN (USA)
1 Kevin Crawford/Dylan Foley/Patrick Doocey ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
2 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying the Tune ~ Own Label
3 Elis Crean ~ Bittersweet ~ Own Label
4 Floriane Blancke ~ Kaleidoscope ~ Own Label
5 Kila ~ Alive Beo ~ Own Label
6 Old Blind Dogs ~ Room With a View ~ Own Label
7 Jim Sullivan ~ Catch the Heart Off Guard ~ Own Label
8 Karen Matheson ~ Urram ~ Vertical Records
9 John Blake/Mairead Hurley/Nathan Gourley ~ The Truckley Howl ~ Own Label
10 Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O’Meachair ~ One For the Foxes ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Rampant Lion Music Store Chicago www.rampantlion.com

LONDON TOP TEN
1 The Drunken Gaugers ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
2 We Banjo 3 ~ String Theory ~ Own Label
3 Goitse ~ Inspired By Chance ~ Own Label
4 We Banjo 3 ~ Gather The Good ~ Own Label
5 We Banjo 3 ~ Roots of the Banjo Tree ~ Own Label
6 Tommy Guihen ~ The Torn Jacket ~ Cló Iar-Chonnacht
7 Kevin Crawford ~ Carrying The Tune ~ Own label
8 Eilis Kennedy ~ Westward ~ Own Label
9 Cillian Vallely ~ The Raven’s Rock ~ Own Label
10 Muireann Nic Amhlaobh ~ The Small Hours ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Copperplate Distribution, London www.copperplatemailorder.com

WATERFORD TOP TEN
1 Paul Brady ~ Unfinished Business ~ Proper Records
2 The Johnstons ~ The Johnstons/Give a Damn/The Barley Corn ~ BGO Records
3 Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford ~ On Common Ground ~ Bally O
4 The Gloaming ~ The Gloaming ~ Real World
5 Jack Talty ~ In Flow ~ Raelach Records
6 Derek Ryan ~ The Fire ~ Sharpe Music
7 Planxty - Between The Jigs & The Reels: A Retrospective ~ Universal
8 Kevin Crawford, Dylan Foley & Patrick Doocey ~ The Drunken Gaugers ~ Own Label
9 Johnny McEvoy ~ Into the Cauldron ~ Trad Nua
10 The Royal Showband ~ The Best Of ~ Universal
Courtesy of Ben O’Neill Music Shop, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

EUROPEAN TOP TEN
1 Frigg ~ Frost on Fiddles ~ Wespark Music
2 Solfrid Molland ~ Forvandling ~ Kirkelig Kulturverksted
3 Gerard Van Maasakkers ~ 40 Jaar Liedjes (3 CD boxset) ~ Benelux
4 La Silencieuse ~ Meikhaneh ~ Buda Musique
5 Sam Baker ~ Land of Doubt ~ Own Label
6 Jon Boden ~ Afterglow ~ Hudson Records
7 Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys ~ Pretty Peggy ~ Navigator
8 Ane Brun ~ Leave Me Breathless ~ Balloon Ranger Recordings
9 Bart Peeters ~ Brood voor Morgenvroeg ~ Simpletone
10 Lieven Tavernier ~ Geen Kwaje Vrienden ~ Own Label
Courtesy of Folk Centre Den Appel, Belgium, www.tsmiske.be/appel

Scotland Top Ten
1 Last Shop Standing ~ The Rise And Fall ~ Proper Music
2 Seán O Riada ~ Mise Eire ~ Gael Linn
3 Various Artists ~ Sunshine On Leith ~ Neapolitan Music
4 10000 Maniacs ~ Original Album Series ~ Rhino Entertainment Company
5 4 Square - Fuel Sale ~ Opposition Records
6 Five Hand Reel ~ 5 Hand Reel For A’ That Earl O’Moray ~ BGO Records
7 6 Day Riot ~ Have A Plan ~ Tantrum Records
8 Adam Holmes ~ Heirs And Graces ~ Gogar Records
9 Adam McNaughton ~ Last Stand At Mount Florida ~ Greentrax Recordings
10 Adam Piggott And Jayne Freeman ~ Firefly And The Half Diamond ~ Big Village
Courtesy of CODA Music, Edinburgh, Scotland www.codamusic.co.uk